Inserting a Silence

This procedure shows how to insert a period of silence into a temporal signal

To Insert a Silence:

  1. Open a temporal signal.
  2. Click Cursor management .
  3. Click a point in the temporal signal to determine the location of the inserted silence.
  4. Click Edit > Insert silence to display the Insert silence dialog box.
  5. If several signals are opened in the same window, select a signal from the Signal drop-down button.
  6. Enter the length of the silence in seconds.
  7. Click OK.
    Figure 1. On the left is the determined cursor location. On the right is added the silence based on the determined cursor location and the determined duration.
  8. Click to listen to the modified signal.

The silence is inserted.

Tip: To undo the effect or modification, click Menu > Undo or press Ctrl+Z.